Necktie holder or rack



July 12, 1949. s. HERSCHKOWWZ NECKTIE HOLDER OR RACK Filed Feb. 25, 1947FIG.4

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SAM U EL HERSCHKOWITZ INVENTOR.

Patented July 12, 1949 UNITED STATES l AT EN'T OFFICE NECKTIE HOLDER QRRACK Samuel Herschkowitz, Bowie, Md.

Application February 25, 194'Z, Serial No., 7,311,124

4 Claims.

This invention relates to holders or racks for supporting neckties orlike articles, and an object of the invention is to provide a holder orrack which will support a number of neckties, indiv-idually, in suchmanner that anychosen tie may be removed from the holder or rack withoutdisturbing any of the other ties held thereby.

An object of the present invention is to provide a holder or rack forsupporting a relatively large number of neckties or the like in suchmannor that the ties will be prevented from becoming accidentallydislodged on or from the holder or rack, as well as providing a holderwhich will support the neckties or the like in such manneras to preventwrinkling or creasing of the neckties and which holder will furtherpermit ready selection of any of the neckties supported thereon.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a holder or rackfor neckties or like articles which may be supported in extendedposition to permit selection of a tie thereon, removal of ties from theholder and easy placement of ties on the holder, and which holder may beswung into a collapsed, non-protruding position at other times.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a holder or rackfor neckties or the like embodying the advantages above set out which iscomparatively-simple in construction and may be manufactured at aneconomical cost.

With these and other objects in view, as may appear from theaccompanying specification, the invention consists of various featuresof-construction and combination of parts, which will be first describediii-connection with the accompanying drawings, showing a necktie holderor rack of a preferred form embodying the invention, and the featuresforming the invention will be specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved necktie holder showing itin extended position.

Figure 2 is a side. elevation of the improved necktie holder showin itin folded or non-protruding position,

Figure 8 is a plan View of the improved necktie holder or rack.

Figure 4 is an end View of the necktie holder.

Figure 5 is a detailed section taken on the line of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of a necktie holder.

Figure '7 is a side elevation of a further modified form of the necktieholder.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,

the improved necktie holder comprises a support I which ispreferablyformed of sheet material bent to form an attaching plate 2, and rightangularly extendingwings or side plates 3. The side plates 3 havehorizontally extending slots 4 cut therein which receives the pivotpin5. The pivot pin 5 is attached to the rack structure 6 and projects fromeach side thereof as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The rack structure 6 includes the arm I which, in the preferred form ofthe invention shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive of the drawings,comprises a flat elongated bar having a plurality of flat parallelportions 8 arranged in stepped relation to each other, that is, each ofthe fiat portions 8 is offset laterally with respect to the adjacentofiset portion.

Tie or article gripping clips-9 are carried one on each of the'fiatofi'set portions 8 and extending equidistant upon each side of the armI. The necktie or article holding clips 9 are preferably formed ofspring material and their outer ends are folded inwardly and outwardlyover each other as clearly shown at ID in Figure 4 of the drawings toprovide resilient gripping action upon neckties or other articles so asto hold the ties or articles against slipping or accidental dislodgementon the holder. If it is so desired, the outer free ends of the uppersections H of the clip structures l0 may be flared outwardly as shown atl2 to facilitate the insertion of a necktie or other article into theclip structure, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. The outeredges [3 of the folded over portions of the resilient strips areslightly rounded so as to prevent sharp edges which might catch threadsor otherwise mutilate the ties or other articles supported by theholders. By the provision of the stepped or offset relation of the plateportions 8 it will be seen that the ties or other articles supported bythe supporting clips will hang individually and in such manner as toprevent creasing or wrinkling of the ties.

The pivot pin 5 riding in the slots 4 will permit the rack structure 5to be swung into a horizontal position as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings for the removal of ties from or the placing of ties upon theclip structures and will permit ready selection of any tie or otherarticle or, when not in use as above specified, may be swung into avertical non protruding position as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.For holding the rack structure 6 in a horizontal position a tongue I4 isstruck from or formed upon the attaching portion 2 of the support l andthis tongue engages the upper surface of the end of the arm I whichextends beyond the pivot pin for preventing pivotal movement of the rackstructure 6. This supporting movement is provided simply by moving therack structure 6 to slide the pivot pin 5 in the slots ll until the endof the arm I is engaged beneath the tongue I4. If it is so desired, astop pin l5 may be carried by the wings or sides 3 for engagement withthe protruding end of the arm '1' to limit the outward movement of thepivot pin 5 in the slots 4 and will hold the rack structure 5 relativelyfirm in its substantially vertical or nonprotruding position.

In Figure 6 of the drawings the arm of the rack structure 2|, instead ofbeing stepped or having laterally offset portions has its major lengthdisposed at an incline or acute angle with respect to the pivot pincarrying end 22 of the arm so that none of the article holding clips 23which are carried thereby will be in the same plane, thereby providingin efieot the same spacing of the articles held by the clip as areprovided by the stepped arm shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive of thedrawings. In all other respects the structure shown in Figure 6 is thesame as the structure shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive.

In the modified .iorm shown in Figure 7 of the drawings, the arm of theholding rack structure 3! is curved so that none of the clips 32 carriedthereby will be in the same plane. In this modified form of theinvention the end 33 of the arm 31, which carries the holding clips 32is .curved and has a laterally extending stop pin 34 carried rtherebywhich engages beneath the tongue 35. The tongue 35 is formed upon orstruck from the attaching back 36 of the support structure 31. When therack structure 3| is swung into a substantially vertical ornonprotruding position, the stop pin 34 will contact a stop pin 38 whichis carried by the sides of the support 31.

It will be understood that the invention is not to be limited to thespecific construction or arrangemenlt of parts shown, but that they maybe widely modified within the invention defined by the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a necktie holder, a supporting plate, a rack pivotally andadjustably carried by said supporting plate, said rack including anelongated arm, a plurality of article supporting clips carried by saidarm in longitudinal spaced relation along the arm, said arm having (theclip carrying portions thereof offset laterally in relation to eachother so that no two clips will lie in the same horizontal plane withrespect to the normal longitudinal plane of the arm, said supportingplate including an attaching plate having a pair of angularly extendingsides formed thereon, said sides .provided with guiding slots, a pivotpin carried by said arm and extending in said guiding slots to permitsaid arm to be moved with its normal longitudinal plane disposedsubstantially vertical and substantially horizontal, and a stop tonguestruck from said support for engagement by said arm to hold the arm inhorizontal position.

2. In a necktie holder having a supporting member and a rack, saidsupporting member having a pair of angular sides, said sides providedwith guiding slots, a pivot pin carried by said rack, said pivot pinslidably engaging the guiding slot to permit said rack to be moved withits normal longitudinal plane disposed in substantially horizontal andvertical positions, said rack including an elongated arm, said armhaving a plurality of flat parallel pontions arranged in steppedrelation to each other whereby one parallel portion is on a difierentplane than that of the preceding parallel portion, a plurality ofarticle supporting clips carried by said arm in longitudinal spacedrelation along the arm, means for holding said rack in a substantiallyhorizontal and means for holding said rack in a substantially verticalposition.

3. In a necktie holder having a supporting member and a rack, saidsupporting member having a pair of angular sides, said sides providedwith guiding slots, a pivot pin carried by said rack, said pivot pinslidably engaging the guiding slot to permit said rack to be moved withits normal longitudinal plane disposed in a substantially horizontal anda substantially vertical position, said rack including an elongated arm,said arm having a plurality of flat parallel portions arranged instepped relation to each other whereby one parallel portion is on adifferent plane than that of the preceding parallel portion, a pluralityof article supporting clips carried by said arm, at least one of saidarticle supporting clips carried by each of said parallel portions ofarm, means for holding said rack in a substantially horizontal and meansfor holding said rack in a substantially vertical position.

4. In a necktie holder having a supporting member and a rack, saidsupporting member having a pair of angular sides, said sides providedwith guiding slots, a pivot pin carried by said rack, said pivot pinslidably engaging the guiding slot to permit said rack to be moved withits normal longitudinal \plane disposed in a substantially horizontaland a substantially vertical position, said rack including an elongatedarm, said arm having a plurality of flat parallel portions arranged instepped relation to each other whereby one parallel pontion is on adifierent plane than that of the preceding parallel portion, a pluralityof article supporting clips carried by said arm, at least one of saidarticle supporting clips carried by each of said parallel portions ofsaid arm, a stop tongue struck from said support for engagement withsaid rack to hold the rack in a substantially horizontal position, and astop pin carried by said support for limiting the movement of said rackinto a substantially vertical position.

SAMUEL HERSCI-IKOWITZ.

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